Deadly bat coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 found in China triggers alarm. How dangerous is it for humans?
The virus belongs to the merbecovirus subgenus, which includes the MERS-CoV virus responsible for Middle East respiratory ...
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What sparked the COVID pandemic? Mounting evidence points to raccoon dogs
More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven't been ruled out.
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New coronavirus 'with pandemic potential' discovered in China
A newly identified coronavirus in China might emerge and have the potential to spread through humans. Similar to the early ...
Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama
People left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama can sue the state, the ...
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Learn COVID pandemic lessons — before it’s too late
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public weariness and irresponsible politics are hampering an effective ...
DOGE reveals how schools spent billions on expenses that had ‘little’ impact on students in COVID-relief funds
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk to purge wasteful government spending, revealed on Thursday ...
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Americans reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic five years later
It has been five years since the pandemic changed the lives of everyone. On march 11, 2020 the World Health Organization ...
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...
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How excess deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Social Security
New research finds that the number of COVID-19 deaths was large enough to result in a $205 billion net increase to the Social ...
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3. How the COVID-19 pandemic affected U.S. religious life
The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on how religious communities gather for worship. In a Pew Research Center survey ...
B.T. Fried Chicken and BBQ in Worcester to close due to economy, pandemic
"Over the last four years, we have suffered too many unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances," a post on the restaurant's ...
It’s Been 5 Years Since Covid Hit. Do You Travel Differently Now?
The pandemic was declared in March 2020, shutting down travel for months. How did the lockdowns, and then the surge in demand ...